Down in Franklin County, Tennessee, where my mother was born, there is a gorgeously scenic natural bridge that reminds me of the lace in this shawl. Sewanee is a triangular shawl knit from the top down, and designed to be knitted with an average skein of sock yarn. Of course, gauge isn’t crucial on this, so you can change your yarn and needles ...

Gauge is not critical. Knit in a “kitchen cotton” on whatever size needles give you the fabric you prefer.